Share This! I’m kind of a liar. I started writing because I needed to get some things out. I needed therapy but was too stubborn to actually go. So I started writing about all the things that are screwed up with me. I just wrote about whatever I wanted and...

Share This!I rummaged through my mom’s closet full of pictures and scored my parent’s wedding album. It’s a glimpse at the past and an explanation as to why I’m a little left of center. Apparently in 1971 you left out note cards and bridal shower guests wrote their...

Share This! It was recently suggested that I be careful with my social media because my posts aren’t very Christian like and they conflict with my book. I believe they meant my posts aren’t very Christ like because being “Christian like”...

Share This!I use to think church people had their lives together. So I stayed away from the church. They few times I accidentally ended up in one I just smiled and kept my eyes from making real contact with anyone. I thought my clothes weren’t right and my kids...

Share This! He takes a deep breath and grips the ball tightly. His face is serious; his lips are straight. He repeats the lecture his dad gave him before taking the pitcher’s mound, the stern and demanding words still echoing in his head. There are many...

Share This!Your Blended Family Is Going To Fail. Being a spouse can be difficult. Being a parent can be hard. Finding balance in family life and doing your best to get it right is rough and takes mountains of patience. Even trickier than all of that is trying to pull...

In 2006 my husband bravely married the wild girl with pink spiky hair and together we are trying to raise our 5 children to be the funniest people in the room with the most giving heart. I’m a Jesus girl to the core and am obsessed with date nights with my husband, the back of my kids' necks, The Dollar Tree, and purple lipstick. I completely lack a filter and haven’t figured out if that’s a blessing or a curse. I recently bought a Simple Board so I now pretty much consider myself a fitness guru.